Industry-standard formatting is only a small part of writing a great script. To help you get started, I've compiled a few rules* into a "Screenplay Basics" compendium and provided a sample script that puts those rules into practice.

Click the icons to open the PDF files which you may save or print for your reference.

If you'd like more information on screenwriting and storytelling standards, I recommend The Hollywood Standard by Christopher Riley and Story by Robert McKee -- not to mention all the screenplays you can find.

*(though they're more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules : )

Johnathan Carr
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